Photo: Government of Mexico.
The president-elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, appointed this Friday the Major General with a Diploma of General Staff, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, as Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) for the next six-year term.
Trevilla Trejo was born on January 8, 1961. He is originally from Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, and graduated from the Heroic Military College as a second lieutenant in Cavalry.
According to official data, he has been in active service since September 1, 1978.
Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Major General with a Diploma in the General Staff, during his participation in the Commemorative Ceremony of the Bicentennial of the General Staff, held at Campo Marte. PHOTO: GRACIELA LÓPEZ / CUARTOSCURO.COM
Career of Ricardo Trevilla Trejo
Vocational training:
His training includes the Command and General Staff Course, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Military Administration from the Higher War School; he also has Master’s degrees in Military Administration for Internal Security and National Defense from the National Defense College and in Public Administration from the University of the Valley of Mexico.
Positions and operational activities:
- Commander of the 16th Motorized Cavalry Regiment, Atlixco, Puebla
- Commander of the Military Garrison of Piedras Negras, Coahuila
- Commander of the 43rd Military Zone, Apatzingán, Michoacán
Staff Activities:
- Section Chief at the General Staff of the 4th Military Zone in Hermosillo, Sonora
- Head of the Protocol and Foreign Liaison Group of S-2 (Intl.) of the EMDN, Lomas de Sotelo, CDMX
- Deputy Chief of Staff in the Border Area, Amparo Aguatinta, Chiapas.
- Head of the Monitoring, Coordination and Statistics Group of the National Defense General Staff, Lomas de Sotelo, CDMX
- Chief of Staff of the 6th Military Zone, Saltillo, Coahuila
- Deputy Chief of Administration and Logistics of the National Defense Staff, Lomas de Sotelo, CDMX
Diplomatic positions and commissions abroad:
- Military and Air Attaché attached to the Mexican Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany.
- He has gone abroad on 5 occasions representing this Secretariat to various commissions in accordance with his hierarchy and specialty.
Decorations:
- Military Merit in Band rank.
- 1st class Technical Merit.
- Merit in the Campaign Against Drug Trafficking of 2nd Class on two occasions.
- Perseverance of 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st grades, Special.
- Extraordinary Perseverance.
- Distinguished Services.
- Mexican Military Legion of Honor.
- Military Distinction.
- DN-III-E Plan Performance Distinction.
- Special Distinction for COVID-19.
- Distinction from the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the National Defense.
- Bicentennial Medal of the Heroic Military College 1823-2023.
